1.  For the first three hours it was a routine flight from Boston to Denver, crowded, with sporadic food and beverage service.

2.  Defectors have said that regular food distribution has stopped, resulting in sporadic food riots.

3.  Millions of poor people have been especially hard hit, with sporadic food shortages in some areas.

4.  There were sporadic food shortages, and street protests against the Socialists.